nation International Monetary Fund and its sister lending institution, the World Bank, on Saturday and Sunday. The issue of debt relief for the world's poorest nations, a thorny patch at the last G7 gathering in February when Britain and the United States clashed about how to proceed, is expected to again throw off heat but shed little light. British officials said they want to see progress in hopes of scoring a final deal by June, when leaders of the G7 and Russia meet in Gleneagles, Scotland. Britain, which holds the G7 presidency this year, has declared 2005 a make-or-break year for Africa.
